Faith and danger on the Iditarod

Dani Pettrey is back with the fifth heart-pounding installment of her Alaskan Courage series, Sabotaged. Once again, the close-knit McKenna clan joins forces in the face of danger, trusting in God to give them the strength to survive.

An estate of disorder

There’s nothing like a Regency romance novel when you’re in need of proper manners, steaming cups of tea and English village intrigue. Julie Klassen delivers just that with The Secret of Pembrooke Park, a thought-provoking novel that explores the definition of treasure—in God’s eyes and in man’s.

A fallen football star looks for reconciliation

Matthew “the Rocket” Rising is living the dream: He is one of the top-ranked quarterbacks in the history of college football, the #1 NFL draft pick and madly in love with and married to his high school sweetheart. But this incredible string of luck ends abruptly, and Matthew finds his perfect life turned into a modern-day tragedy.

Healing hearts in South Carolina

The pace of Beth Webb Hart’s Moon Over Edisto builds slowly, meandering among her characters in a manner befitting the leisurely cadence of its coastal South Carolina setting. Artist and art professor Julia Bennett has been far removed from her Southern home for years, having retreated to New York almost 20 years ago, after her father left his wife and family for Julia’s college...

The wings of an angel

Debut author Ruth Reid puts a fresh spin on the growing genre of Amish fiction by adding an angel to the mix. In The Promise of an Angel, the first book in Reid’s new series, Judith Fischer’s five-year-old brother, Samuel, falls from the roof of their barn; then Judith sees a tall, glowing figure kneeling by the critically injured child.Judith tries to convince her family that she...

First novel from a faith-based superstar

Best-selling Christian author Lee Strobel is known for his “Case” nonfiction series. In his debut novel, The Ambition, Strobel brings his life experience as both an investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune and a pastor at two megachurches to deliver a timely, fast-paced thriller.When Tom O’Sullivan, a small-time lawyer with a big-time gambling problem, attempts to erase...

The wisdom of the Amish

The Judgment is the second book in The Rose Trilogy by Beverly Lewis, who continues to captivate us with the gentle Amish life and her endearing characters. Rose Kauffman loves her Plain life and will soon have a brand new year to plan. To her, it’s a fresh start and clean slate. But will she fill that year with the love she feels for Nick Franco, who has left the Amish world under...

Making the most of final moments

The day Warren Harlan Pease returns home from the war in Iraq, the first person he meets is Jesus. Dressed in a t-shirt and jeans, Jesus walks from the ocean onto the New Hampshire beach where Warren goes to find solace. What follows is a journey through Warren’s life, as Jesus—who insists Warren call him “Ray”—travels with Warren to meet the family and friends who...

Finding faith on the page

For people who are not biblical scholars and who have not traveled to the area where the Bible stories took place, it's sometimes hard to visualize exactly where these events occurred in relation to today's world. Biblica: The Bible Atlas by Barry J. Beitzel, professor of Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, is a massive and beautiful volume that places the Bible in...

On the wings of an angel

Christian author and minister Max Lucado is among the nation's most popular and prolific inspirational writers, and The Christmas Candle shows why readers are drawn to his warm, simple stories. It's 1864 in the English village of Gladstone, and shopkeepers Edward and Bea Haddington are awaiting a visit from an angel yes, an angel. It seems that every 25 years, Gladstone receives a visit from a...